The sun was scorching. At noon that day, Du Fan was studying a spiritual herb in the spiritual medicine garden, but was interrupted by a sound.

"Brother Du!" Xiaohu ran from a distance.

"If you don't practice well, why do you go to me? How did you practice Jinsheng Technique?" Du Fan was a little surprised when he saw Xiaohu, but then he changed into a smile.

"Let's not talk about me for now, Brother Du, no, Sister Ruoxi, she was forced to get married!" Xiaohu ran to Du Fan and gasped.

"Forcing a marriage? Tell me slowly." Du Fan frowned as he heard Xiaohu's headless words.

"I just learned the news, this morning..."

Then Xiaohu slowly told the whole thing, and Du Fan gradually understood the whole story. It turned out that the young man in white who tested the spiritual roots for the Yao family last time was named Wu Hao. He was a proud son of the younger generation of the Zishan Sect. He was young and had reached the fifth level of Qi refining. Since he met Ruoxi in the Yao family last time, he fell in love with her at first sight and developed a love for her.

Wu Hao's father was a senior executive of the Zishan Sect. After learning about his son's incident, he readily agreed and prepared a betrothal gift to propose marriage to the Yao family with secular rituals. The head of the Yao family also accepted the betrothal gift and agreed to the matter.

However, after learning about this, Yao Ruoxi refused to agree and threatened to ask Wu Hao to explain the matter clearly. The head of the Yao family was furious and banned him from going out of the room. Yao Ruoxi did not give in and threatened him with a hunger strike. As a result, Yao Batian was even more furious, and the relationship between the father and daughter is now quite tense.

"It would be good if Ruoxi could marry him."

The young man in white appeared in Du Fan's mind. He was definitely a good match for his appearance, demeanor, temperament, and character. It seemed that the other party's cultivation qualification should be excellent, and his status was prominent, and his future was unlimited. If Ruoxi could marry him, it would be the best choice no matter how he looked at it. But then again, everything depends on whether Ruoxi was willing or not.

"Then Ruoxi is really on a hunger strike?" Du Fan asked worriedly again.

"That's just for others and the head of the family. Sister Ruoxi is so smart, how could she really do such a thing? She has already discussed with me secretly that I will secretly deliver her food every night." Xiaohu's face looked proud.

"You..." Du Fan was so amused and crying. There was no way to deal with these two people. But he always felt that this was not a long-term solution.

"Manager Du, how are you doing recently?"

Du Fan looked up and said that the person who came was Mr. Xiao, so he did not dare to neglect and went up to see him.

Although Xiaohu is already a disciple of the inner sect of the Cultivation Academy and is domineering on weekdays, he is still in awe of the butler Xiao and quickly greets him.

"Manager Du, I will give you a task. This year's spiritual herb delivery requires you to go to the Zishan Sect with you to come tomorrow." Mr. Xiao was not surprised that Xiaohu appeared here, so he nodded to him and said to Du Fan.

"Every year, Brother Hu only needs to lead the team. Why do you want me to go with me this year?" Du Fan showed doubts.

"Xiaohu, why don't you go back to practice quickly. Don't forget the assessment of inner disciples in two months." Butler Xiao did not reply immediately, but glanced at Xiaohu with an expressionless face and said lightly.

"Yes, Xiaohu left." Xiaohu stuck out his tongue and turned around and left.

"Manager Du, I said it straightforwardly that since you transformed these spiritual herbs from the Zishan Sect three years ago, the output has increased a lot. Naturally, my Yao family did not report to the Zishan Sect, but handled it secretly to exchange for benefits. While this matter is of great benefit to my Yao family, it also takes certain risks. If the Zishan Sect knows about this, although it will not be a disaster for the family to be destroyed immediately, it is definitely not a good thing.

At least from then on, we will never get the trust and protection of the Zishan Sect again. Even if the Zishan Sect is willing to blame for the contributions of our Yao family over the years, without the support of the Zishan Sect, it will be sooner or later for the Yao family to be destroyed based on the hatred that the Yao family has formed over the years. Tianxiang Country is not just a cultivation sect of the Zishan Sect. The forces involved in all aspects are mixed, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed.

This time I sent you here just in case. You have profound knowledge of plants and trees. If the other party has some doubts during the acceptance, you can also be smooth and smooth. Under normal circumstances, there will be no problem, and you don’t have to worry too much." Butler Xiao said something that surprised Du Fan.

In fact, Du Fan knew the truth about this, but he didn't expect that Butler Xiao would tell him so directly.

"With the trust of Butler Xiao and Yao's Mansion, I will do my best to accomplish this." Du Fan replied solemnly.

"Well, okay, you are calm and loyal to the Yao family. I still trust you. Leave the things here to the people below to do. You can go back and prepare earlier. In addition, I added another team of guards to the escort herbs to be responsible for your safety. You don't have to worry about the safety of the journey." After the butler Xiao said that, he did not allow Du Fan to say anything else, so he left.

"Thank you, butler Xiao." Du Fan bowed to his back.

The Jiawei is a private soldier that the Yao family invested a lot of financial resources to train. Its strength is above the guard and below the disciples of cultivation, and it is also the strongest combat power of the Yao family on the table. Even the first family in Tianxiang Country like the Yao family has only a few thousand people. Being able to send a team to protect Du Fan alone is enough to show the Yao family's importance to Du Fan.

Early the next morning, Hu Daniu brought two people to Du Fan's residence. Hu Daniu was the inner disciple of the Yao family who was responsible for the escort of spiritual herbs every time. He was the peak of his cultivation and Qi refining. He was also the uncle Hu who was mentioned by Yao Ruoxi. He once gave this girl Jin Yandao. This man was burly, bearded, and generous in character. Du Fan had a good impression of him.

"Manager Du, let me introduce you. These two are disciples of the Yao family's outer sect. Zhang Yan and Wang Shan have both reached the peak of quasi-qi refining, and are only half a step away from the first level of Qi refining. With these two brothers helping, this trip will be smoother. In terms of safety, Manager Du can rest assured." Hu Daniu glared at his eyes, and his voice was like a loud bell, introducing Du Fan.

"Then you two brothers, please." Du Fan said with his fists.

"Mr. Du, you don't have to be polite. This is my duty."

"Yes, Manager Du is highly valued by the head of the family. It is said that he has a great study of plants and trees. Maybe he will rely on Brother Du in the future."

"It's easy to say, please check the spiritual herbs on the list again to ensure that everything is safe." Du Fan smiled slightly and said cautiously.

...

An hour later, the Yao family's team appeared on the official road leading to the Zishan Sect.

More than twenty carriages carrying spiritual herbs dragged the team for a long time. Each carriage was surrounded by a pair of armor guards. They were covered with armor and golden swords on their waists. They shone with cold light under the sunlight, and their murderous aura was intimidating.

At the forefront of these five or six hundred armored guards, there were five people riding on horses, three of whom were Hu Daniu, Zhang Yan, Wang Shan, and three Yao family cultivators, and a burly young man wearing seemingly general costumes. This man was a commander of the Yao family, surnamed Han, who was in charge of the mission, and the remaining one was naturally Du Fan.

Behind the five people, there was a team of armored guards, but there was no spiritual herbal carriage nearby. It was the team of armored guards specially sent by the Yao family to protect Du Fan.

Three hours later, the crowd waited dozens of miles away from Tianxiang City, and in front of them were two fork intersections. One road was the official road leading to a town in Tianxiang Country, and the other was a small road that was not very beautiful, which was the only way to the Zishan Sect, one of the three major cultivation sects in Tianxiang Country. At the intersection, there was a large open-air teahouse.

"Manager Du, Commander Han, how about we take a break here?" Hu Daniu saw that Du Fan was a little tired, and it seemed that this Manager Du was not very good at riding horses and looked even more tired, so he suggested.

"I am responsible for the safety of this trip. It is not convenient to leave the team. Please forgive me. You can rest." Commander Han expressed his expressionless face and did not object to this proposal, but he did not intend to dismount and drink tea.

"Haha, Commander Han has always been loyal to his duties, but I feel embarrassed to wait. Commander Han will come back later. "Hu Daniu hit him, then got up with Zhang Yan and Wang Shan.

Du Fan apologized to Commander Han, followed Hu Daniu and others into the tea shed, chose an empty seat and sat down.

"Manager Du, Commander Han is cautious and serious, and is dedicated to the public. It is not for you, so don't take it to heart." After sitting down, a waiter poured tea for the four of them. Hu Daniu picked up the tea bowl and drank it all in one go, explaining to Du Fan in this way.

"Brother Hu, you're over-thinking, I understand. I'd like to thank Brother Hu for helping me. I believe you can see that I'm not very good at riding a horse. If I walk for a while, I'm afraid I can't hold on." Du Fan was a little surprised, but thanked him sincerely.

"It is necessary for everyone to go out together and take care of each other. Manager Du doesn't have to be polite. Although I am the three of you, unlike others, we don't have those arrogant airs. Manager Du usually gets along with us, so there is no need to worry about it." Hu Daniu suddenly remembered something and stared at Du Fan and said generously.

"That's right, Manager Du and us must not be polite."

"Yes, I think Brother Du is also a person with temperament. It's okay for us to start pornographic jokes together, haha..."
Chapter completed!